April 24, 2008

April 24, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "Facial expressions can give you a clue as to how a person is feeling, but so can how they touch you with their hands, according to Prevention magazine's May issue," notes an article being distributed today by McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Sally Dadisman writes, "A study from DePauw University shows that people can correctly identify six arm touches as well as they could facial expressions."

The research was conducted by Matt Hertenstein, assistant professor of psychology, and DePauw students in his Emotion Lab at the University.